After the World Cup, La Liga re-started as the teams are now willing to compete in the 16th round of the competiton. In the first game of the new year, Valencia, standing in the 10th position will face Cadiz at the Estadio de Mestalla.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Valencia to Win – 1.60.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Both teams to score – Yes – 1.97.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Three -Total Goals Over 1.5 – 1.29
Match Predict – Valencia to win
After an amazing result against Betis, Valencia lost against Villarreal however they are eager to grab the full points against Cadiz to continue their standing in the mid-table of the La Liga.
Both teams to score – Yes
Considering the statistics and the meetings both teams had previously in all Spanish competitions, out of the total 5 matches, 3 of the games have ended up with both teams scoring in the game as we expect the scenario to be repeated.
Total Goals Over 1.5
Numbers and statistics are the most important tools for predictive analysis. As mentioned above, in the previous 5 games, 60% of the games have ended up with at least 2 goals in the game(3/5). We are certain to watch at least two goals in the game.
Valencia:
Before the World Cup break, Valencia shocked Spanish football with an amazing result and performance against Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis who are fighting for the top 4 standings. However, after coming back to the competition, they faced a difficult defeat against Villarreal. Gattuso has improved the tactics and the gameplay of the club as they have collected a total of 19 points in 15 games scoring a total of 23 goals in 15 games. Valencia will continue their fight to join the top 7.
Cadiz:
On the other hand, Cadiz is one of the teams who are fighting relegation to refuse to go back to where they came from. after their promotion from the Segunda division to La Liga a couple of years ago, Cadiz has shown Spanish football some amazing results as they put up a hard fight, especially against big clubs such as Barcelona and Real Madrid. They share points with Sevilla (12) after 15 games in La Liga as they find getting out of the zone a difficult objective with Sevilla and Celta Vigo’s desires to stay in the tournament.
Safe Bets
Considering the statistics of both teams and La Liga, in 15 games played, Valencia has averaged a total of 5 corners per game while Cadiz has an average of also 5.57 as we expect a total corner of at least 8 in the game.
Get Rich Quick
After a difficult battle for ninety minutes, we might witness a draw result with both teams taking the valuable point and changing their position in the table with odds of 4.02 from 22Bet.
Valencia’s full squad will be healthy and ready to face their next competitors while Cadiz will miss Ander with a knee injury, Zaldua with a ligament injury, and Cust with a muscle injury.
Starting Lineups
In our opinion, the teams will take to the field with the following line-ups:
Valencia: Goalkeeper – Mamardashvilli; Defenders: Correia, Comert, Diakhaby, Gaya; Midfielders: Musah, Gonzalez, Almeida; Forwards – Castillejo, Cavani, Lino.
Cadiz: Goalkeeper – Ledesma; Defenders – Espino, Fali, Hernandez, Carcelen; Midfielders; Bongonda, Alcaraz, Fernandez, Ocampo; Forwards – Negredo, Sobrino.
This match will be played at Estadio de Mestalla (Valencia)
This starting whistle will sound on January 8th, 2023. 18:00 UTC.
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